Cavaliers 123, Hawks 98: Cavs’ NBA-record 25 3-pointers lead to lopsided...
CLEVELAND: J.R. Smith hopped up and down at half court as Kevin Love slapped high-fives on his way off the floor. The entire Cavaliers’ bench erupted in celebration — and it was only halftime. But...
View ArticleAkron police officers, community members honor fallen officers. ‘We will...
Hundreds of police officers and community members gathered Wednesday to memorialize 26 police officers who died in the line of duty in Akron’s city limits since 1916.Akron Police Chief James Nice...
View ArticleEric Hendon sentenced to life in prison without parole possibility; survivor,...
Eric Hendon was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday, but not everyone was pleased that his life was spared.Ronda Blankenship, whom Hendon shot in the head and left for dead in the New Year’s Eve...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Stat sheet from Cavaliers’ enthralling 3-point night deserves...
CLEVELAND: When Kyrie Irving hit 3-pointer No. 14, I felt like I was watching a scene in Hoosiers.When J.R. Smith threw in No. 16 on one leg, it became a night when 50,000 people will say they were in...
View ArticleTamir Rice’s mother uses KSU May 4 commemoration speech to plead for racial...
Hundreds of people filled the Kent State Commons Wednesday to mark the 46th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, confrontation in which four students were killed by Ohio National Guardsmen.The theme for the...
View ArticleCoach Tyronn Lue defends Cavaliers’ 3-point shooting after Charles Barkley...
ATLANTA: One day after the greatest 3-point shooting performance in NBA history, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was forced to play some defense. Lue was critical of Charles Barkley’s postgame comments...
View ArticleACLU sues Akron over law requiring panhandlers to register with police
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Akron on Tuesday to challenge a law that requires the poor to register with police before asking passers-by for...
View ArticleReview: In ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ conflict and consequences resonate...
Captain America: Civil War feels like a thematic and narrative companion to the recent Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Both films deal with the issue of costumed crimefighters as outside the...
View Article‘Community gun’ used in other crimes before Akron homicide; co-defendant in...
The 9 mm revolver used in a February 2015 shooting death in Akron was the same weapon used in two other crimes in the month before the shooting.The revolver was considered a “community gun,” up for...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: One prospect with notable bloodlines, two projected picks...
The pedigree of Texas A&M center Mike Matthews makes him the headliner among 11 undrafted free agents with whom the Browns agreed to contract terms in recent days.Matthews is the son of Pro...
View ArticleMan shot, another pistol-whipped at Akron apartment complex
Akron police are investigating a midnight shooting that left a man injured at Akron’s Springhill Apartments on Everton Drive.Occupants of an apartment told police they answered the door after hearing a...
View ArticleAkron Whole Foods plans downsized; grocery giant now plans one of its...
Whole Foods is switching up its Akron plan and will open one of its lower-cost groceries, a new concept called 365 by Whole Foods Market.Whole Foods — often referred to as “Whole Paycheck” — is set to...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron graduate wins beer drinking internship
Ben Lolli has a full plate this summer.He’ll be drinking beer for free in California.He’ll be drinking beer for free in Oregon.He’ll be drinking beer for free in Scotland.He’ll be drinking … well, you...
View Article‘The Indomitable Don Plusquellic’: How football set the stage for his...
In the fall of 1966, Kenmore High School senior quarterback Don Plusquellic turned his single season as a starter into an aerial showcase like no one had seen. He set school records. He dominated City...
View ArticleTwo authors base their May 4 book on oral history
Two authors take a look at the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University from a unique perspective.For their book, Above the Shots: An Oral History of the Kent State Shootings, they talked to...
View ArticleOhio’s top table tennis player hosts local pingpong tournament
Each Tuesday and Thursday, half of the basketball court at Shaw Jewish Community Center turns into a 12-table pingpong practice arena.There, the game of pingpong transforms into the sport of table...
View ArticleIllinois sheriff urges Summit County police to treat the mentally ill instead...
Tom Dart, sheriff of Illinois’ Cook County, told a crowd of hundreds at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn on Friday that he fears future generations will criticize the way police and prosecutors today treat...
View ArticleFormer Akron councilman and state Rep. Robert Otterman dies at age 83
Robert Otterman, whose political career spanned more than four decades and who was known to some in Akron as “Mr. Nice Guy,” died Friday after a lengthy illness.He was 83.Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan...
View ArticleAkron girl testifies that murder suspect bragged about killing and laughed...
An Akron murder trial that had been a case of “he said, he said,” gained a “she said” Friday afternoon.Mikhale Brown, the ex-girlfriend of David Quarterman and a good friend of Marcus Price, testified...
View ArticleUA Faculty Senate wants Scarborough to drop GenEd Core online courses at Wayne
The University of Akron Faculty Senate has voted to suspend the “GenEd Core” courses at Wayne College, based on a preliminary report indicating students aren’t doing well enough in the classes.“This is...
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